🌿 Morphology: Compact rosette agave, about 40–60 cm, that can form colonies by offsets. Its leaves are fleshy, narrow, rigid, and bluish-green or grayish-green, with small marginal teeth and a characteristic black terminal spine, up to about 3–4 cm. It may develop a very short stem with age.

🌍 Origin and habitat: Family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It is endemic to Mexico, mainly southern Puebla and northern Oaxaca, within the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley region. It grows on dry slopes, xerophytic scrubland, and low deciduous forest, frequently on limestone soils and rocks and very dry slopes. It is an Endangered species in its habitat.

🌡️ Temperature: Approximately USDA 9a It is considered resistant down to about −5 °C in established and completely dry specimens; there are reports of tolerance down to nearly −7 °C. For cultivation in Spain, we recommend keeping it above −5 °C, especially avoiding the combination of cold, moisture, and wet substrate.

☀️ Light: A species with high light requirements. During active growth, we recommend an approximate DLI of 20–30 mol·m⁻²·d⁻¹ of PAR. Intense sun promotes a compact rosette and the bluish hue of the leaves.

💧 Watering and dormancy: It mainly exhibits summer growth, although it may grow opportunistically during periods of mild temperatures. In spring-summer, water abundantly and allow the substrate to dry out completely before the next watering. In autumn-winter, drastically reduce watering and keep it almost dry when temperatures are low.

🌸 Flowering: It is monocarpic. It produces a flower stalk that can reach approximately 2–3 m, with small flowers in grayish, greenish, and reddish shades. In populations in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, flowering is concentrated approximately between July and October. The flowering rosette dies after reproduction, but there may be offsets that perpetuate the colony.

🧪 Nutrition: During spring and summer, coinciding with its growth period, fertilize with Desert CHOICE at a moderate and regular dose. Gradually reduce fertilization at the end of summer and suspend it during the cold or dormant period.